diff --git a/src/case.py b/src/case.py
index bac5177..e9d736d 100644
--- a/src/case.py
+++ b/src/case.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ button_rocker_width = 1.4
 button_rocker_length = 3.0
 
 # TODO: this should be relative to the bottom of the case, not the center
-battery_shift_y = 6.0
+battery_shift_y = 2.5
 # battery_strap_height = 0.3  #< keep near 1-2 layer heights
 # battery_strap_length = 3.0
 # # how big a gap to leave between the start of the battery cutout and the first strap